This Young Couple Walked And Hitchhiked From Bulgaria To India Without A Smartphone!

In October 2013, Boris Kanev and Marta Samalea set their eyes on an ambitious and seemingly impossible target – to reach India without using a plane. Their idea was to experience a real journey between places, and avoid the use of smartphones as much as possible. Overthe next 511 days, the duo walked and hitchhiked across Asia before finally arriving in India via road.

It was not as if they had completely cut themselves off from the world. They did stay connected through an old Nokia phone and told their parents their location. They also used a netbook to keep update their blog at regular intervals. To get directions, they used a map.

We both wanted to reach the subcontinent overland, to take every step, and cross each border, to fill the map with pictures of real places, flavours and faces,” writes Samalea in her blog. “An old map of Asia, invisible routes and more imagination than certainty set the travel plan in motion.”

As per the couple, their biggest challenge was to find a stable net connection. They had to rely on obscure cyber cafes along the way, most of which had some issue or the other. The couple had the worst time of all when they arrived in India, when they had to search a lot to find a cafe in Mizoram only to find out that it had been shut down. The reason? The owner told them that most people had smartphones anyway! as reported to NDTV.COM

Check out their blog at rovingsnails.com to find out more interesting details of their experiences.

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Parle G Pays A Heart Touching Tribute To The Country’s Bravehearts On Independence Day

On this Independence day, Parle G is paying tribute to the country’s armed forces who have been fighting against all odds to ensure that the nation could sleep in peace with a digital film. These soldiers are there when we need them, but their stories of bravery remain unknown. This wonderful film is a must-see for every Indian.

The heartfelt video brings out the true story of an army man and many others like him who protect our motherland. Although one cannot understand the Indian army’s valor in totality, the video’s accurate depiction will help us to grip the reality better.

The braveheart sacrificed his today to give the rest of us a safer tomorrow. However, he is not the only one! Thousands of men and women in uniform with iron grit and determination, keep a strict vigil to protect millions of Indians. Little do they know that hundreds of kilometers away, a child, a brother, a sister, a mother, a father and a wife and a husband’s heart yearns for days at a stretch, just to catch a glimpse of their loved ones. Holidays missed, calls unreturned and messages unread, such is the life of our soldiers.

Days turn to nights and summers to winters, but our armed forces remain undeterred. Away from home and everything that they love, these soldiers have to pay the ultimate price just so we can sleep soundly in the comfort of our homes. And, while their tender hearts beat for the nation, most of us forget the contributions of these unsung heroes. However, their stories of valor and courage should not be remembered only on one day but should be etched in our minds for days to come.

We tend to look at them as emotionless entities trained to fight, however, behind that facade, there lies a father, a son and a husband. Just like all of us, they too have families who wait for their arrival with eager eyes. They also want to enjoy a vacation with family, celebrate festivals with their loved ones and be with their kids to nurture them.